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Actually Germany is one of the few western countries that still produces very much. In fact it has a positive trade balance with China. When you're in China an
by legulere 11y ago
Actually Germany is one of the few western countries that still produces very much. In fact it has a positive trade balance with China.
When you're in China and you see something that isn't made in China it often says Made in Germany.
- adrianN 11y agoA positive trade balance does not imply that we don't outsource the dirty part of the production. If you for example import steel or Aluminium from China and turn it into cars and airplanes and sell them back, a lot of the energy is used in China, but most of the value was added in Germany.
- melling 11y agoYep, this was covered about a decade ago: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/world/asia/21transfer.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/world/asia/21transfer.html...
- lispm 11y agoI'm from a small town near Hamburg. The town has an aluminum plant and a plant from DOW Chemical. Hamburg even has steel production: http://hamburg.arcelormittal.com http://hamburg.arcelormittal.com There is lots of dirty industry in Germany. Still. Coal production. Lots of chemical plants and products. Cars are painted in Germany. Higher standards make some products expensive.
- afarrell 11y agoIf the aluminum was smelted in Sichuan province or next to three gorges, it wouldn't contribute much to global warming though
- moonchrome 11y ago>In fact it has a positive trade balance with China. That doesn't contradict what OP is saying. If you work in any sort of manufacturing in EU - you know Germany makes manufacturing equipment (production lines, automation, etc.) which is expensive but also clean. China imports those to mass produce things which is cheap and dirty. They either do value added stuff or stuff that makes stuff - and outsource the pollution.
- lispm 11y ago> you know Germany makes manufacturing equipment (production lines, automation, etc.) which is expensive but also clean. Germany does not only make manufacturing equipment, but also manufactures things. Cars. Wind turbines. Power plants. Aircrafts. In many cases Germany has invested money into research to make production cleaner to keep in the country. A lot of money. Example: The world's largest chemical plant is still in Germany. http://www.ipt.org.uk/industry-visit-to-the-worlds-largest-chemical-plant.aspx http://www.ipt.org.uk/industry-visit-to-the-worlds-largest-c...